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Session 1 presentation - Wolf Trap Opera

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Fach Overview – Soprano p<br />

Until the late 18th century, all female singers were sopranos.)<br />

Soubrette (French soubrette = shrewd)<br />

Bell-like Bell like silvery quality; “ina/etta” ina/etta maids, servants<br />

Susanna, Despina, Zerlina, Adina, Norina, Marzelline, Adele, Nannetta, Sophie<br />

Coloratura (Koloratur: add to an idea using main thought as point of departure)<br />

Great agility, agility decorative (Subtypes: lyric coloratura coloratura, dramatic coloratura)<br />

Lucia, Queen, Gilda, Zerbinetta, Fiordiligi, Konstanze, Manon, Juliette<br />

Lyric (“of a lyre”)<br />

Communicate beauty, romance , pathos (JB Steane: “the world’s girlfriend”)<br />

Mimi, Violetta , Marguerite, Micaëla, Liù, Countess, Marschallin, Lauretta<br />

Spinto (spingere: to push) / Lyric Dramatic<br />

Tonal beauty of the lyric and power of the dramatic<br />

Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Leonoras, Lady Macbeth, Sieglinde, Ariadne<br />

Dramatic (“horn-and-helmet”)<br />

Dramatic ( horn and helmet )<br />

Cut thru large orchestra; warm and metallic; powerful; flexibility compromised<br />

Salome, Elektra, Brünnhilde, Isolde, Marie,Turandot

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